I had a dream between 2005-2006, and it was the last vision, that I really had for a long time thereafter. I had fallen asleep on the floor of the front room, and had this vision.
For years I wondered what to do about it, and finally, just recently I have composed it in a short video.
This video is about how we take things for granted. We live in an age where we just assume that nothing will change, and that everything is constant.
Constants are the illusion. they provide us a false sense of security, and certainty. This is most true, as we live our lives on a personal level, we do not expect people to die, even though death is inevitable. We expect our friends to be the same, or to be married for ever. We convince ourselves, by affirmations or saying 4ever, or writing on a tree or cement, that it is certain, it is constant.
Yet we do not even know our next breath, or what will happen tomorrow. How much more can we assume to know?
In this video I talk about constants, and if we can not find security and certainty in them, then where can we find that?
Watch the video to find out. Also please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you find a benefit. Also feel free to share. If you’d like me to cover other topics, please comment, and I’ll see about adding that to my queue. Be well my friend, and take care.
This track is unamed, it features a Korg Poly800, Roland TR-909, Juno-6, and Juno 106, MKS-30, EMU Morpheus, Ultra Proteus, and Audity 2000.
The Album is called Analog Circuits, as the music contained is all very analog and very vintage in nature.
This is part of the original recordings that were on Tascam DA-88s. The TR-909 was on a master, that was mis-produced, so this is the content that was salvaged from the DA-88 master.
The cosmic etheral sounds, remind me of the analog circuits of old, that were put together, back before quality control, and they were often different from each other. We live in a day that is far from the technical difficulties that I faced in 2000. When computers were barely fast enough to run a few tracks of audio in real time.
Today our technology is so fast and quick, I can record 100+ tracks and it barely flips the meter on the thunderbolt interface. Back then I had megabytes of space, today we look at terrabytes. I remember when I could only hope to have all the equipment that I needed to store and access all the music I wrote. That possibility came in 2007, and today, its is my smallest pile of data.
Analog Circuits is a step back in time to think about when things used to be so hard and difficult. Part of the difficulty culminated in patience and persistence. It was evolution in a way. Only those who persisted would be able to get by in a world that was so unpredictable, and chaotic.
In the days of digital, things have become so much easier, but at the same time, we have lost our way in the pursuit of the nature of those things which allowed us to grow that patience, and persistence. In a world filled with right now, and the “latest”, we have no end for discovering character in cold digital world.
In truth the character of the analog circuits, especially in the musical world, was that often the design had unpredictable effects. The Massive Passive EQ, that was made by Manley, was better left unset. As just passing sound through the unit, without adjusting it, had a pleasurable sound. Many of the analog consoles, such as the Soundcraft, or SSL, or Midas, the sounds between the channels interacted on the voltage of the bus, which allowed the sounds to be combined in a way which was not possible with digital. What used to be seen as a bad design, crosstalk, was now in the digital age a sought after feature.
In our pursuit to go to better, and better, and better, within our lives, and within our selves. We often face a dilemma, of wondering if we made the right choice, or how was it then, or is it better now. Truly when applied to ourselves, the answer is quite simple. A practice of regular self-reflection and attaining a greater awareness of oneself, is always a place to start. In this way, you can be more sure to not pass by moments, that you were too distracted in, to realize what was going on in front of your eyes. Be well my friend, and take care.
I have put together some preview tracks. I am about to publish 16 albums, from content that was created between 1997-2014. For the next batch of music tracks, they will feature PREVIEW on the splash screen, and so that means that this track, is one song of an album-in-progress. The track may or may not be in its final mastered form. During this preview promotion, you will get to hear a good many different styles that I produced over the years, and will get a feeling for what is coming down the pipe. All the songs are copyrighted their original content year, and the albums will be formally published in 2015. Once published I will update links on the videos to the iTunes and Amazon, and other places that they music will be available. If you would like to use the music for commercial purposes, you can contact me, and we can talk about your needs and find something that works.
This track was unnamed, it is a song that was written in 1998. It is a slow-paced and easy going song, which is meant to slow down, and carry your mind away from that which distracts you, to a place of peace and contemplation.
Recorded on Tascam DA-88s, through a SoundCraft LX7, it was eventually mastered on Logic Pro years later. The Ibanez guitar is run through a Zoom 9150 tube guitar effects processor. There are sounds from a Roland TR-909, JV-880, JV-1080, EMU Ultra Proteus, Kawai K11, and other wonderful synths.
The album title comes from the place of contemplating the Cross. Many times in life we live in a place of relativity. That is we think from where we are at the moment. Since every one is at a different place, we all think from different spaces. In the days before Jesus Christ, this was a huge problem, in fact that is the reason that Abraham was chosen by God. In the days of Abraham, every man did as he pleased, and as a result, there was chaos and disorder.
In this rampant disorder there was no justice, nor could there be an penalty or accountability. Where there is no reference, there is no way to hold to any kind of justice, or begin to evaluate one conclusion over another. There must be a point of reference for there to be order, justice, and a sense of direction. If there is none established, than everyone is blind .
God called out Abraham, as one who tried to do what was right, who tried to do what he believed in his heart was the right thing to do. This pleased God, because God had given him his heart, and that he followed it, was pleasing to God.
In this day and age, and over time, we are much like those who lived in the days of Abraham. There is a great deal of corruption and injustice all over the world, and through this there is a lack of reference.
To be sane, and find a center of peace in this world, we must have a reference of certainty and security, so that we may attain to self-control, and restraint, to grow and mature.
Therefore it is necessary to define in our lives a point, that does not change. This is why God says through the Bible, over and over, that He does not change. It is to give us security and certainty. That if we pursue His ways, that HE will take care of us, and those promises are as true today, as they have ever been.
If you find that your life, is lacking in security, and things are always in random chaos, and you are not in your heart liking where you are, and you wish it was better, that things could be better, and you earnestly in your heart yearn for a better way to live, then God is speaking to you right now, to come and make the Cross a reference point in your life, in fact to make the Cross, the single point of reference in your life. Seek out Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and begin on a journey, a process where you will be lead to your hearts desire, and believe me, you will find a joy and happiness that you would have never realized possible before. Allow God to work in your life, as you take shelter in His protection, and find your life transformed, in as many ways as you can imagine, even beyond what you thought possible. Be well, and take care my friend.
I have put together some preview tracks. I am about to publish 16 albums, from content that was created between 1997-2014. For the next batch of music tracks, they will feature PREVIEW on the splash screen, and so that means that this track, is one song of an album-in-progress. The track may or may not be in its final mastered form. During this preview promotion, you will get to hear a good many different styles that I produced over the years, and will get a feeling for what is coming down the pipe. All the songs are copyrighted their original content year, and the albums will be formally published in 2015. Once published I will update links on the videos to the iTunes and Amazon, and other places that they music will be available. If you would like to use the music for commercial purposes, you can contact me, and we can talk about your needs and find something that works.
Every Knee Shall Bow, is a track that has a chill and cool jazz feel. The song is composed of bass, classical guitar, hollow-body guitar, featuring vox amps, and Ibanez guitars and basses. The track was not named at the time of posting, and keeps its original name, meaning that it was recorded on Sept 28, 2014.
The track is enriched with a live lead from a Roland SH-101, that heard near 2:45, of the playing time.
The album title is written from the point of the believers, that everything is calm and cool, because what God said has then come to pass. Seeing that this was as expected, there is a calm sense of peace and security, because the certainty of the Lord is being fulfilled before their eyes.
The track is designed for meditation and relaxation, upon, where it is beneficial to think about the hope that is far ahead, rather than what is going on right now. The calm believer, is aware of this, and steadies themselves for the rocky road, that leads to the day of peace.
It is this concept, that the believer does not recognize that they are exempt from danger, but that they will be protected, or guided through it. The idea of being prepared for an adverse situation is not so common in this day and age. Though in some corporate or government ways this policy might vaguely exist, this concept is relatively foreign when it is concerned with an individuals scope.
It might seem foreign to look for protection in a time of distress, which is what leads many people to panic, worry and fear, and it is those emotions which turn into actions, that cause much of the turmoil and distress in life to begin with.
Learning the possibility of options and outcomes coupled with enough self-control to seek some wisdom and guidance, is a step to a doorway of peace and a fulfillment of needs being met. The ability to restrain the actions, based on underlying motives, where one is aware enough to distinguish whether one is acting in peace, or worry, or anxiety, from a place of panic, or of sound mind, is a major difference in the outcomes of life that you can expect, since they are often fueled by this simple point of view.
A simplicity of change in the most critical moments of a stressful situation, can bring an enormous amount of peace and comfort, no matter the amount of adversity that one may face. This concept is highly regarded as the ability to change perspective, or to change one’s hope about what is actually possible and even achievable. Be well, and take care my friend.
I have put together some preview tracks. I am about to publish 16 albums, from content that was created between 1997-2014. For the next batch of music tracks, they will feature PREVIEW on the splash screen, and so that means that this track, is one song of an album-in-progress. The track may or may not be in its final mastered form. During this preview promotion, you will get to hear a good many different styles that I produced over the years, and will get a feeling for what is coming down the pipe. All the songs are copyrighted their original content year, and the albums will be formally published in 2015. Once published I will update links on the videos to the iTunes and Amazon, and other places that they music will be available. If you would like to use the music for commercial purposes, you can contact me, and we can talk about your needs and find something that works.
These Paths Are Holy, is a classic EDM ( Electronic Dance Music ) selection, that is full of beautiful vintage and analog sounds, that paint a picture in your ears.
This track focuses more on analog modular synths. The sounds come to form an ethereal atmosphere which is enhanced by the eccentric use of sounds. The variety of tones, and overtones, creates a complex mood, which is shifted by time and space.
The mysteriousness of God, is an illusion. As God’s most greatest desire is to save, and know all of mankind. Yet as we are given free-will, a value is created on the distance placed between our choices, and the holy place that the Lord stands. The choice to desire to become self-controlled, gentle, peaceful, kind, noble, and loving, is a course that sets you on a holy path itself.
When your desire is to seek the Lord, and to know Him, you find that the paths that seemed once unattainable, are filled with grace and love, to help you walk them. In fact, you even get help, and encouragement to walk more closely with God, by other believers, and also by God Himself.
To choose to go down this path, or continue, is a desire which must be enabled with intention. For without intention to commit to the desire, the desire is soon lost. Many times we say we will do something, and then loose commitment, for we had no intention to commit in the first place.
Therefore, we must first choose in our minds, and again in our hearts, to agree that this choice, the intention to commit to this desire, will in fact be what is good for us. For each of us individually. Some in their minds, not being able to come to a place of understanding, have not ever been able to achieve that level of understanding, and therefore, have not been able to see the benefits of this choice or decision.
Friend, I encourage you, that if it is in your heart to walk with God, and to know Him face to face, to know and hear from Him intimately, then I am saying to you, that it is not only possible, but a reality. If you would be willing to make changes in yourself, to fill and correct any gaps that you might have in your understanding, then you will be able to freely come to God, in a way in which you would find it hard to believe now.
Friend, I can tell you, that to walk with God is mainly a change to a perception in your mind, for you have already been walking with God, even for a long time, and yet you have not been able to identify that as God. You have been lead, and even directed, but you have not know by whom it is sourced. Friend, if you have been looking for God, I ask you to now, just accept that you have indeed found God. Accept in your heart, that you receive this, and you shall come to know a great deal more of who God is.
May you never see God as unreachable in this day and age, but see God as accessible, as a direct resource, and connection, that you are able to harness from, and bind with, to become much greater, than you could possibly become alone. Be well, and take care my friend.
I have put together some preview tracks. I am about to publish 16 albums, from content that was created between 1997-2014. For the next batch of music tracks, they will feature PREVIEW on the splash screen, and so that means that this track, is one song of an album-in-progress. The track may or may not be in its final mastered form. During this preview promotion, you will get to hear a good many different styles that I produced over the years, and will get a feeling for what is coming down the pipe. All the songs are copyrighted their original content year, and the albums will be formally published in 2015. Once published I will update links on the videos to the iTunes and Amazon, and other places that they music will be available. If you would like to use the music for commercial purposes, you can contact me, and we can talk about your needs and find something that works.
Never Disappointed In You, is a song that I wrote, about how I wanted to look at relationships in the future. This track is a dnb Drum and Bass track, that was one of my first dnb tracks that I wrote, where I was very pleased with the results of it.
The album, is filled with high-energy songs, that have continuous momentum. The song was a journey and search in itself as I progressed to finding the sound I was looking for. My final piece was to learn of a loop masters drum programming pack that was released, by someone who I enjoyed all that they did.
Through Ableton live, I was also invited to learn a free Ableton pack, that was helpful in getting this song produced. Through a culmination of occurrences I was led and guided to find all the pieces that I needed to compose, arrange, and then finally finish this song. As I was able to complete this song, the whole album literally fell in my lap, as I composed one song after the next, with the needed pieces. I only came into a place where I learned to better produce music, as I sought to do so on an ongoing basis.
Dear reader, you should know, that if you put your mind to something, be it good or bad, the possibility of that which your mind is attentive to, becomes a greater possibility, and thus a reality.
The times that you feel you are being led, into one direction or another in life, those times, are simply to let you know, that when things fall in place, you are following a plan. Now some things, they look like they are not going to work out, and you get all upset, and I understand that, as it was many months, and many years between some of my many successes. One time was between 2009 and 2012, between when I wanted to write this style of music, and when it all made sense to me, that it even became natural to write it.
Friend, do not give up, on yourself, or others. I learned an important lesson along the way, hence the title of this track, and that was to decide, that’s right decide. Decide to not give up on people, but to see them through. To not give up on myself, but to see myself through.
Friend, let me tell you, my Father, he was one who gave up on me in a split second. If I didn’t behave, or do exactly as he perceived in his mind, I was a lost cause and capable of nothing. I remember back in 1994, I was standing on his driveway, as I was about to leave, and he said “You are never going to amount to anything, you are not capable of following through on doing anything.”
Friend, those might be hurtful words, and they were, they brought me a lot of pain and grief, but what I had to do, was see past my Father’s limitations of his misunderstandings. He did not realize that I need to have several things in place, before I am able to focus and grow. In fact, I have to live in a space for about 1-2 years before I even start to accomplish anything at all. It takes me 2 years to adjust to my new environment. Now keep in my friend, that it took me about 10-15 years to figure that out.
When my Father said those words to me, that was at a time, when I moved 19 places in 19 years, and I moved in one case, 3 times in a single year. I did not need to justify myself to my Father, but he was not the kindest or gentlest person alive. You may have faced parents who were cruel to you, or who did not treat you with respect, or give you a chance to fail with grace.
I’m sorry if that has happened to you, but you can move on. You can heal, and you can grow past those things, that had happened to you. In the end we are responsible not for what others have done to us, but what we do to others. I’m sorry if you went through hardships, we all make our choices on how we are going to live going forward. I know how my Father got to where he is, he made a choice to me mean, and not forgive when he was younger, and he held grudges and resentments inside his heart. He put all the responsibility of his actions on those he blamed for his pain, and as he got older, he cared less about who he blamed.
As he got older, if he needed someone to blame, I was just as good as anyone else. His need to blame was so great, that love went out the window. For a long time you can cover that up, and make excuses, but the people around you will figure it out, and one day, they will figure out, that how you treated them, was how you treated everyone else, horribly.
Friend, right now, I would like you to make a choice, about the future of your life. How do you want to be? Do you want to be responsible for how you treat others, and live in the planes of happiness and joy, or do you want to keep running, making excuses, and keep blaming others for a weakness that you have not dealt with.
Friend, do not be discouraged by your weakness, have hope that you can be encouraged. I saw a quote in the movie Kingsman, which was from Hemingway, which said this “It is not noble to be superior to others. Nobleness is being superior to your former self.” I would take that to heart, the real enemy is yourself. What ever you choose to hold onto that is what becomes of you. My Father chose to cling to the most negative things in his life, and so he had a very difficult and faced a lot of struggles in his life. When he chose to find help, he only looked for people that agreed with him, who supported his excuses, but that did him no good.
When you look to change from within, cling to that which is noble, which is good, which is worthy, with is worth your pursuit in life. Do not return to others, what has been handed to you, but return more than what you had, and in better condition, and in better shape. If you were given poor knowledge, share great wisdom in its place.
You are, who you aim to become. Though take time to self-reflect, so that you have a chance to make sure you are being true to yourself, and true to your nature. The worst deception, is to be divided in your mind and heart, and not even know who you really are. Be well, and take care my friend.
Settling Thoughts, embraces a chill track in an easy to listen electronic arrangement. Complete with Emu Proteus, JV-880, TR-909, TR-707, JD-800, JD-990, MKS-50, Juno-106, Juno-2, Juno-1, TR-626.
Softly pulsating, in the background, let your mind be put to ease. The song slowly progresses, into stress and destress, overcoming the odds, with a steady and powerful groove, that unlock the mind, and allow the mind to settle, and change course. The sounds bring for plasticity of the mind, with winds of liquified change to come and heal you anew.
To change the tide, in your life, or decide on a new direction in life, settle your mind, and let the sounds sooth your soul. Lean into your inner thoughts, and let them fade away like pillows, pushing through the clarity of disorder, and see a new light, and a new opportunity, that enlightens your soul, and brings life to your mind and body. Let the groove gather your heart, and soul, and plunge into a bliss of stress-reduction, and you find your way, and align your thoughts.
Enjoy this video of driving down Mount Scott, in Oklahoma, looking out the window. Put your mind at ease, and let your thoughts settle, as you take a break in your busy day.
On A Quest, is filled with the vintage vibe, Roland TR-707, TR-909, MKS-50, Juno-106, EMU Proteus, and Morpheus, Roland Juno-6, Juno-2, Siel, JD-990, JD-800, JV-880. This song morphs between two themes. The wanderer on a journey, looking and checking down the paths, exploring the surrounds, finding that they change as they move on. The end of the song wraps around to the beginning to complete the course, but it ends in a diffusion of sound.
Many time we are on a quest, one that turns out differently than expected. Many times the coping methods that we use to survive, are not what bring us the happiness and joy, we had once searched for. Sometimes the choices we make, take us away from where we want to go. Hope is always possible, and it is always around the corner. That corner may look cloudy, or seem distant, but trust in the Lord, and hold the course, for resolution.
Looking for the sunshine, is all about a journey, all about realizing your role in this life, and that you make choices, and you can grow in which ever direction you feed your choices. This video illustrates, how I climbed a tree, and then climbed down, because I saw something more precious at the base. Acheivement, can lead to disillusioned success, and a life less fully lived. Stay tuned for more.